An introductory course on fundamentals of biofilms conducted by world renowned experts in biofilms.
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Lecture 1: Biofilm concepts

Lecture 2: Bacteria and Archaea on Earth and their abundance in biofilms

Lecture 3: Biofouling in technical water systems

Lecture 4: Microbially influenced corrosion

Lecture 5: Cell-to-cell communication in bacterial biofilms

Boon or bane? Biofilms are actually both.

Found everywhere with moisture and nutrients, biofilms are the default mode of life for microorganisms. Clumps that clog pipes and plaque on our teeth are common examples of biofilms.

These microbes impact industrial, agricultural and food distribution systems, and human health. They can be found in urban waterways, wastewater processing plants, oil pipelines, on the hulls of ships, food processing plants and on all surfaces of the human body.

Globally, the adverse effects of biofilms cost billions of dollars every year due to energy losses, equipment damage, product contamination and medical infections and treatments.

On the other hand, Biofilms are nature’s recyclers. Without microbial biofilms nutrient cycling would not be possible and the constant regeneration of natural – and engineered – systems would cease. Biofilms can also be put to work in industrial and agricultural settings, treating wastewater for reuse, acting as biobarriers to protect the soil from contamination and bioremediating contaminated land and waterways.

SNBC is introducing our Biofilm Discovery Series – for our industry members who would like to learn the basics of biofilms! Please join us in our virtual lecture by experts in the field.